Time-resolved atomic inner-shell spectroscopy

M. Drescher; M. Hentschel; R. Kienberger; M. Uiberacker; V. Yakovlev; A. Scrinzi; Th Westerwalbesloh; U. Kleineberg; U. Heinzmann; F. Krausz

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Time-resolved atomic inner-shell spectroscopy

M. Drescher, M. Hentschel, R. Kienberger, M. Uiberacker, V. Yakovlev, A. Scrinzi, Th Westerwalbesloh, U. Kleineberg, U. Heinzmann, F. Krausz

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The characteristic time constants of the relaxation dynamics of core-excited atoms have hitherto been inferred from the linewidths of electronic transitions measured by continuous-wave extreme ultraviolet or X-ray spectroscopy. Here we demonstrate that a laser-based sampling system, consisting of a few-femtosecond visible light pulse and a synchronized sub-femtosecond soft X-ray pulse, allows us to trace these dynamics directly in the time domain with attosecond resolution. We have measured a lifetime of 7.9_-0.9 ^+1.0fs of M-shell vacancies of krypton in such a pump-probe experiment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	803-807
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nature
Volume	419
Issue number	6909
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nature01143
State	Published - 24 Oct 2002
Externally published	Yes

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Time-resolved atomic inner-shell spectroscopy

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